FootyMAD Bradford City match preview

Last updated : 15 September 2003 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Crystal Palace v Bradford City fixture

Crystal Pal prepare to entertain Bradford City at Selhurst Park on Tuesday evening, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The Eagles have won an impressive 8 of the 11 meetings between the two sides, drawing the other 3.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Selhurst Park was just last season, in August 2002, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a League Division One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2002/2003Sat 08 MarBradford City2 - 1Crystal PalLD1
2002/2003Tue 13 AugCrystal Pal1-1Bradford CityLD1
2001/2002Sat 29 DecBradford City1 - 2Crystal PalLD1
2001/2002Tue 16 OctCrystal Pal2 - 0Bradford CityLD1
1998/1999Sun 28 MarCrystal Pal1 - 0Bradford CityLD1
1998/1999Tue 19 JanBradford City2 - 1Crystal PalLD1
1996/1997Sat 08 FebCrystal Pal3 - 1Bradford CityLD1

Recent respective form guides

Crystal Palace are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. These low-scoring games have seen just 5 goals scored and conceded.

The away form of Bradford City is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Bantams have hit 4 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Crystal Pal's 10 points from 6 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Bradford City find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 7 points from their 6 matches.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Crystal Pal632110711
Bradford City6123485

FootyMad's prediction ...

The current home form displayed by Crystal Pal is obviously none too clever, but, with the current standing of Bradford City, I firmly believe this match can only produce a victory for the Eagles. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Crystal Pal 4 games since last home draw.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Bradford City 10 games since last away draw.
An overall losing run of 3 games.
No win in the 3 most recent games.